Perfumes comprising 3-alkylcycloalkanols
AssigneeQuest International B.V.
InventorKaren Jane Rossiter
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Abstract
Perfumes and perfumed products comprising 3-alkylcycloalkan-1-ols of formula (I), wherein R1 represents hydrogen or a methyl, ethyl or propyl group; R2, R4 and R5 independently represent hydrogen or a methyl group; R3 represents a saturated hydrocarbon group with 4-8 carbon atoms, provided that the first carbon atom of this hydrocarbon group is not a tertiary carbon atom, and n represents the numbers 1, 2 and 3. The invention also concerns compounds of formula (I) wherein R1 represents a methyl, ethyl or propyl group and R2-R5 are as outlined above.
Claims16
In a perfume composition comprising a mixture of fragrance materials, the improvement which comprises including, in said composition, at least one alcohol according to Formula I:
- wherein R1 represents a methyl, ethyl or propyl group;
- R2, R4 and R5 independently represent hydrogen or a methyl group;
- R3 represents a saturated hydrocarbon group with 4-8 carbon atoms, provided that the first carbon atom of this hydrocarbon group is not a tertiary carbon atom, and n represents the numbers 1, 2 and 3, said alcohol providing a muguet-type odor note to said composition.
A perfume composition comprising a mixture of fragrance materials and 3(3-methylbutyl)cyclohexan-1-ol.
3-Alkylcycloalkanol according to the formula I:
- wherein R1 represents a methyl, ethyl or propyl group;
- R2, R4 and R5 independently represent hydrogen or a methyl group;
- R3 represents a saturated hydrocarbon group with 4-8 carbon atoms, provided that the first carbon atom of this hydrocarbon group is not a tertiary carbon atom and n represents the numbers 1, 2 and 3.
1-Methyl-3(2-methylpropyl)cyclohexan-1-ol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.